Laurenson v. Hogan

The ACLU of Maryland brought a lawsuit against Governor Larry Hogan that is apart of a wave of high-profile cases across the country against elected officials charged with trying to silence constituents on social media.

The ACLU reached a settelement in the case that includes a new social media policy that will govern Gov. Hogan's Facebook page, mandates the creation of a second Facebook page dedicated to providing a public forum where constituents can raise a host of issues for the governor's attention, and creates an appeals process for constituents who feel their comments have been improperly deleted, or that they have been wrongfully blocked.